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Space shuttle Endeavour readies return to Earth
Washington (AFP) July 28, 2009 The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station on Tuesday to take photographs of the orbiting research facility before final maneuvers to prepare its return home. Endeavour separated from the ISS 1:26 pm (1726 GMT), NASA said. "After completing a fly-around of the space station, shuttle Endeavour will perform a maneuver to separate from the station," it added. On Monday, astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed the fifth and last spacewalk of the Endeavour mission, installing cameras on the ISS's new Kibo Japanese laboratory, as well as handrails and a portable foot restraint to help future spacewalkers. The space shuttle blasted off from Florida on July 15 and is expected to land back on Earth on July 31 with its crew of seven astronauts. The launch of the next shuttle, Discovery, to the ISS is planned for August 18 at 4:25 am (0825 GMT). Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Stowage And EVAs Occupy Shuttle And Station CrewsHouston TX (SPX) Jul 27, 2009 In yet another deft handoff maneuver, the space shuttle robotic arm this morning grabbed the Japanese Exposed Section cargo carrier from the International Space Station robotic arm and carefully placed the cargo carrier back into Endeavour's payload bay bringing to close this mission's robotics work on the space station's new porch. The 13 crew members aboard the space station and space ... read more |
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